1a, Brampton Road, Croydon, CR0 6JN

1a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Croydon (CR0 6JN). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 29 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (29–143 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (49 versus a best of 86). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since January 2003, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (50 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 sits 92.7% above the 2003 sale of £96,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 15.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.